Grooming Dept

I ordered my first GD soap from WCS: Cascade!

I guess Cascade was only the appetizer. With today release, I decided to go for the "full meal", with pre-shave, post-shave serum, Aion, Rêverie, Fortis Spa and Fortis Boomer :-)

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Thank you for your business. I hope you enjoy the soaps. I look forward reading your thoughts on the scents and performance.

i Couldn’t say no    Lemon Bay?  Incense and Oud? Reverie??  Why not?


And Boomer!

i Couldn’t say no    Lemon Bay?  Incense and Oud? Reverie??  Why not?


And Boomer!

Thank you Marko I appreciate your business. I hope you enjoy the soaps.

I was finally able to get a Fortis soap today. I previously got the Ingress but had to cancel the order as the ship date was too close to when I was going to be away for two weeks. Now I am able to leisurely wait for the Incense and Oud to arrive. I also have a Maleki coming in from WCS, and so I went from not having tried any GD soaps to having two arrive before the end of the year.

Anyone else tried another product with the Spa scent? I picked it up today. Hoping for a refreshing calming scent.

I was finally able to get a Fortis soap today. I previously got the Ingress but had to cancel the order as the ship date was too close to when I was going to be away for two weeks. Now I am able to leisurely wait for the Incense and Oud to arrive. I also have a Maleki coming in from WCS, and so I went from not having tried any GD soaps to having two arrive before the end of the year.

Thank you gvw755 

I hope you enjoy the soaps. I look forward reading your thoughts on them.

Just my thoughts I usually love GD soaps. Love because they have great unique scents and the post shave fell and scent was one of the best.
But I tried Ingress and felt it lacked the same quality i was used to. Yes the soap was great and great lather. But the scent was very weak. This was just my opinion. 1 unsatisfied soap out of many many is a good percent. I will continue to order GD soaps but might think you get what you spend 15 bucks for fortis vs 24 bucks for others.

Just my thoughts I usually love GD soaps. Love because they have great unique scents and the post shave fell and scent was one of the best.
But I tried Ingress and felt it lacked the same quality i was used to. Yes the soap was great and great lather. But the scent was very weak. This was just my opinion. 1 unsatisfied soap out of many many is a good percent. I will continue to order GD soaps but might think you get what you spend 15 bucks for fortis vs 24 bucks for others.

Hi @"tmd1021905@msn.com" 

Thank you for the kind words, I'm delighted you enjoy most of Grooming Dept soaps. 

I recognize that some people like some ingredient combinations more than others; that's partially why I make several formulas. I decided to release Fortis because I recognized some people don't care for the complex rich scents or the exquisite post shave Grooming Dept soaps afford, and some people don't want to spend $24 on a 5oz jar soap. For some, the criteria is give me a lot of soap that is slick and doesn't dry my face. I feel Fortis fulfills the brief without sacrificing the qualities of Grooming Dept soap. 

I don't like the word "budget" product. It implies something is being sacrificed and there is a compromise somewhere. I prefer to compare Fortis and other formulas to the models BMW makes (my favorite car brand). There is 1/2 series and then there is everything else. Those lower number models are not cheap cars, but they give a glimpse to what the upper tier BMW cars are all about.

Just my thoughts I usually love GD soaps. Love because they have great unique scents and the post shave fell and scent was one of the best.
But I tried Ingress and felt it lacked the same quality i was used to. Yes the soap was great and great lather. But the scent was very weak. This was just my opinion. 1 unsatisfied soap out of many many is a good percent. I will continue to order GD soaps but might think you get what you spend 15 bucks for fortis vs 24 bucks for others.

Hi @"tmd1021905@msn.com" 

Thank you for the kind words, I'm delighted you enjoy most of Grooming Dept soaps. 

I recognize that some people like some ingredient combinations more than others; that's partially why I make several formulas. I decided to release Fortis because I recognized some people don't care for the complex rich scents or the exquisite post shave Grooming Dept soaps afford, and some people don't want to spend $24 on a 5oz jar soap. For some, the criteria is give me a lot of soap that is slick and doesn't dry my face. I feel Fortis fulfills the brief without sacrificing the qualities of Grooming Dept soap. 

I don't like the word "budget" product. It implies something is being sacrificed and there is a compromise somewhere. I prefer to compare Fortis and other formulas to the models BMW makes (my favorite car brand). There is 1/2 series and then there is everything else. Those lower number models are not cheap cars, but they give a glimpse to what the upper tier BMW cars are all about.

Thanks for the quick response.
I guess I should have expected? You did offer a less expensive item for people to try. I would just say I am SPOILED from all the great soap in the past.
Take care.

Just my thoughts I usually love GD soaps. Love because they have great unique scents and the post shave fell and scent was one of the best.
But I tried Ingress and felt it lacked the same quality i was used to. Yes the soap was great and great lather. But the scent was very weak. This was just my opinion. 1 unsatisfied soap out of many many is a good percent. I will continue to order GD soaps but might think you get what you spend 15 bucks for fortis vs 24 bucks for others.

Hi @"tmd1021905@msn.com" 

Thank you for the kind words, I'm delighted you enjoy most of Grooming Dept soaps. 

I recognize that some people like some ingredient combinations more than others; that's partially why I make several formulas. I decided to release Fortis because I recognized some people don't care for the complex rich scents or the exquisite post shave Grooming Dept soaps afford, and some people don't want to spend $24 on a 5oz jar soap. For some, the criteria is give me a lot of soap that is slick and doesn't dry my face. I feel Fortis fulfills the brief without sacrificing the qualities of Grooming Dept soap. 

I don't like the word "budget" product. It implies something is being sacrificed and there is a compromise somewhere. I prefer to compare Fortis and other formulas to the models BMW makes (my favorite car brand). There is 1/2 series and then there is everything else. Those lower number models are not cheap cars, but they give a glimpse to what the upper tier BMW cars are all about.

Thanks for the quick response.
I guess I should have expected? You did offer a less expensive item for people to try. I would just  say I am SPOILED from all the great soap in the past.
Take care.

The real question here is how does it perform compared to any other of the $15 for 5oz soaps you’ve ever tried?